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New Server Build ProcedureGolden Image mksysb through NIM

Prerequisites:

o Gather hardware requirement from customer/project architect/project

manager,

o Gather OS and other information from customer by sending them

"New Unix Server Doc Template.doc" document and having them fill it

out as much as they can,

o Request IP addresses from the DNS and IP Assignment Team through

DMR request:

o Primary IP

o TSM IP

o Service IP (HA cluster)

o Any additional IPs (i.e. TSM server), and

o Request cabling from the Facilities team if the required cables are not

connected yet:

o Primary cable

o Secondary cable (ether channel purpose)

o TSM cable

o Heartbeat cable (HA cluster)

o Any additional cables (i.e. TSM server).

Server Build:

o Connect to HMC using WebSM and carved up the LPAR if the server

used is not a standalone system,

Login as hscroot to the appropriate HMC

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Navigate through HMC to go to the appropriate frame

Right click the partition to display the menu to create LPAR

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Provide a name for the partition then click Next

Choose No on the following page

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Name your profile default then click Next

Assign min, desired, and max memory. Min and desired should be thesame. Max should be twice the min. Click Next

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Choose shared if you want to microparition your LPAR. Dedicatedotherwise. Click Next.

Assign min, desired, and max processor. Min and desired should be

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the same. Max should be twice the min. Click Next

Assign IO. Each LPAR should have at least 1 SCSI bus controller, 2

Ethernet adapters, and 2 fibre adapters. Make sure the Ethernetadapters and the fibre adapters are located in different IO drawers to

ensure redundancy. Click Next

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Ignore this screen. Click Next

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Ignore this screen for now. Click Next

Ignore this screen. Click Next

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Choose Normal and then click Next

Review your configuration and then click Finish

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o Configure the NIM server:

o Add host and IP of the server in the host table (/etc/hosts),

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o Add the server object in NIM configuration: smitty nim_mkmac

Assign name to the object. The name should be the server name

Change the cable type, network speed, and network duplexsetting like the following

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o Assign the GI mksysb object, SPOT resource, and lpp_source to

the server object: smitty nim_task_inst

Choose Install the Base Operating System on Standalone Client

Choose your server

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Choose mksysb Install from a mksysb

Choose the correct golden image mksysb:

o gito_mksysb_5300-06

Choose the appropriate SPOT:

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o 5300-06S

Assign the LPP_SOURCE (5300-06L) and update the field forACCEPT new license agreement, PRESERVE NIM definitions for

resources on this target, Initiate reboot and installation now,

and the second ACCEPT new license agreement

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o Using the HMC console, boot the server to SMS menu,

o Configure the network boot adapter and run the ping test

Choose option 2 to setup remote IPL

Choose the appropriate adapter to configure

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First configure the IP parameters by choosing option 1

Fill out all the information. Use the appropriate IP for NIM server

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Go back to the network parameter menu and choose option 2. Then

configure the speed (option 1) to auto-auto and disable spanning tree

Go back to the network parameter menu and choose option 3 to test

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the ping

If the ping is successful, it should show this screen

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o Network boot the server and start the mksysb image deployment.

Go back to main menu and choose option 5 to select boot option then

select option 1 to select install/boot device

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Select option 6 to boot from network

Select the appropriate adapter

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Select option 2 (normal mode boot)

Select option 1 to exit system management services

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The packet count should start going up

Once the packet count finishes, it will reboot from network

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Select 1 to use the terminal as a console

Select 1 to use English during install

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Select option 2 to verify installation settings

Select option 1 to verify disks

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Select 0 once you verify the disks to use

Select 0 to proceed with the installation

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Watch as the installation progresses until completion

Post GI Image Install:

o NFS Mount /export/post_gi file system from the NIM server onto the

new server: mount 172.16.223.31:/export/post_gi o Run and follow the instructions of all the scripts in /export/post_gi:

o step_1_user_id.sh script,

o step_2_password_reset.sh script,

o step_3_banner.sh,

o Follow the step-by-step procedure in step_4_others.txt file

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